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Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 16:30 +0000
From: nicksl@nauvoo.net
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Good bye

>I hope to run into Dean, Nick, Bob, the other Bob, the other Hugh, Diane, 
and many many others not to mention the original Hugh & Keith in the 
future.
>--Steve

Likewise, Steve.  Let me know when you make it to Nauvoo!

Nick Literski

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Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 17:52:46 -0500 
From: Cahoon_Doug@emc.com
Subject: RE: [LDS-Bookshelf] The future of LDS-Bookshelf

But that is good. Maybe I won't have to read posts from people who seem to
think they have to reply to every post!

- --Doug
PS At least a certain person didn't go to Xmission and complain loud enough
to kill the list (like M-L many years ago). At least I think he didn't!?

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	John Hajicek [SMTP:John@mormonism.com]
> Sent:	Friday, February 02, 2001 3:21 PM
> To:	lds-bookshelf@lists.xmission.com
> Subject:	Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] The future of LDS-Bookshelf
> 
> <grin>!  You got it, Stan.  Library is bigger than bookshelf or even
> bookcase.
> We are going to have a Mormon succession crises unlike any since 1844.
> 
> Stan Shepp wrote:
> 
> > Change the address for the group sign-up to -
> >
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mormon-Library
> >
> > I missed the request earlier to not use LDS-Bookshelf.  Now, it will be
> a
> > full library, I suppose.
> >
> > Stan Shepp
> > York, PA
> > Center of the Universe
> > stanshepp@mindspring.com
> > ICQ # 18305161
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Stan Shepp <stanshepp@mindspring.com>
> > To: <lds-bookshelf@lists.xmission.com>
> > Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 12:35 PM
> > Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] The future of LDS-Bookshelf
> >
> > > For a continuation of the existing bookshelf, I would invite everyone
> here
> > > to go to this page and join this new group.  The description is simple
> and
> > I
> > > will try to contact Hugh and Keith later to have you all transferred
> over
> > > there - but I have to get some work done right now and won't be able
> to do
> > > more until Monday.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LDS-Bookshelf
> > >
> > > Stan Shepp
> > > York, PA
> > > Center of the Universe
> > > stanshepp@mindspring.com
> > > ICQ # 18305161
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Keith Irwin <irwinkw@earthlink.net>
> > > To: <lds-bookshelf@lists.xmission.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 12:00 AM
> > > Subject: [LDS-Bookshelf] The future of LDS-Bookshelf
> > >
> > >
> > > > Friends,
> > > >
> > > > Hugh and I have been talking about the future of LDS-Bookshelf for
> the
> > > last
> > > > six months or more.  Though painful, we've concluded that the
> "Shelf"
> > has
> > > > led a good life but has run its course and that it's time for us to
> > close
> > > > her down.  Perhaps other lists will spring up among bookshelfers
> that
> > will
> > > > move in more interesting directions but we would respectfully ask
> that
> > the
> > > > LDS-Bookshelf name not be used.
> > > >
> > > > Rather than just shut the list down abruptly, we thought we would
> hold a
> > > > week long Irish wake for the Shelf.  The casket for LDS-Bookshelf
> will
> > > > close on February 10th at which point we will shed a tear and lower
> her
> > > > into cyber-earth.  Between now and then, we invite bookshelfers to
> > recall
> > > > their best moments on the shelf and otherwise celebrate the great
> times
> > we
> > > > had together.  All other subjects are off topic.
> > > >
> > > > Please don't ask us to reconsider.  We've anguished over this for a
> long
> > > > time and our decision is final.  Further discussion will only make
> it
> > more
> > > > difficult.
> > > >
> > > > Keith & Hugh
> > > > Co-Janitors
> > > >
> > > >
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Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 20:18:49 EST
From: RickBook@aol.com
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Building an interesting collection

In a message dated 02/02/2001 4:30:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
MADAIR@novell.com writes:

<< Or how 'bout a collection of hymnals? 
 Someone could spend a long time and not much money putting together a 
 collection of hymnals in good condition. (They'd probably have to settle 
 for a reprint of the first one, though.) >>


Great concept, but wrong example.  To accumulate all the early LDS hymnals 
(yet still exculding the first) would cost at least as much as a new 
Cadillac, I imagine.

Rick

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Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 00:53:20 EST
From: NJHERZMAN@aol.com
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Cosmic  Practical Jokster

In a message dated 02/02/2001 2:07:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
oldrose@srv.net writes:

<< 
 I'm afraid my memory needs some refreshing before I go on.  It still feels
 like a cosmic practical joke.
  >>

Diane:  This one is for real -- a REAL cosmic practical joke.  I am so upset, 
I still cannot even say thanks to Keith and Hugh -- altho I'm sure they know 
how much I have appreciated them all along.  But finally someone/s pushed the 
good janitors over the edge and they joined hands and turned to each other to 
make a very BAD decision.  Withdrawals are going to be h---.  (That's "heck" 
for the sensitive souls and HELL for all the others who know how very serious 
this is.)

I used to spend my days employed in jails and penitentiaries -- I witnessed 
alot of addicts going thru withdrawals.  I never thought I'd EVER be one and 
now I find I are one.  

Love you, 
Norma 

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Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 00:54:30 EST
From: NJHERZMAN@aol.com
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Sign Me Up!

In a message dated 02/02/2001 2:20:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
nicksl@nauvoo.net writes:

<< 
 I'm not ready to post my comments on the demise of LDS-Bookshelf 
 yet....it's far too depressing.
  >>

Me, too. 

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Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 01:00:27 EST
From: NJHERZMAN@aol.com
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Building an interesting collection

Which old hymnal has the original LDS Swan Song?  Seems we have a need for 
that one right now.  :^)

In a message dated 02/02/2001 5:20:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
RickBook@aol.com writes:

<< In a message dated 02/02/2001 4:30:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
 MADAIR@novell.com writes:
 
 << Or how 'bout a collection of hymnals? 
  Someone could spend a long time and not much money putting together a 
  collection of hymnals in good condition. (They'd probably have to settle 
  for a reprint of the first one, though.) >>
 
 
 Great concept, but wrong example.  To accumulate all the early LDS hymnals 
 (yet still exculding the first) would cost at least as much as a new 
 Cadillac, I imagine.
 
 Rick
  >>

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Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2001 09:05:06 -700
From: Will Bagley <wlbagley@xmission.com>
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] The future of LDS-Bookshelf


                                                                      
Stan--                                                                
                                                                      
Yahoo is playing with my head again. Can you sign me up?              
                                                                      
Will Bagley                                                           
The Prairie Dog Press                                                 
                                                                      
I find the more I find out, the more I need to find out.--Dale L.     
Morganâ                                                               

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Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 13:00:18 EST
From: RickBook@aol.com
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Building an interesting collection

In a message dated 02/03/2001 1:00:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
NJHERZMAN@aol.com writes:

<< Which old hymnal has the original LDS Swan Song?  Seems we have a need for 
 that one right now.  :^) >>

Ummm . . . hymn titles like the following come to mind . . .


In a world where sorrow

The wintry day descending to a close

Not now, but in the coming years

Let us oft speak kind words to each other


And to add to this cheer, these lines from "Brightly Beams Our Father's 
Mercy," (Male Chorus) which I first heard as a teenager sung at a Stake 
Priesthood meeting . . .

"Dark the night of sin has settled;  Loud the angry billows roar.
Eager eyes are watching, longing, For the lights along the shore.
Let the lower lights be burning;  Send a gleam across the wave;
Some poor fainting, struggling sea-man  You may rescue;  you may save."

Treading,

R. Book

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Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 12:15:09 -0600
From: "Robert J. Woolley" <wooll005@tc.umn.edu>
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Building an interesting collection

In message <12.8498cfd.27ada132@aol.com>  writes:
> In a message dated 02/03/2001 1:00:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
> NJHERZMAN@aol.com writes:
> 
> << Which old hymnal has the original LDS Swan Song?  Seems we have a need for 
> 
>  that one right now.  :^) >>
> 
> Ummm . . . hymn titles like the following come to mind . . .
> 
> 
> In a world where sorrow
> 
> The wintry day descending to a close
> 
> Not now, but in the coming years
> 
> Let us oft speak kind words to each other


Much closer to a "Swan Song" would be "Lord Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing," as it
is sung to the tune of "go tell Aunt Rhody the old gray goose is dead."



- -- 
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GIC

"Of all the risk factors for disease or injury, it seems that
freedom is the most pernicious."

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Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2001 11:07:58 -0800
From: Keith Irwin <irwinkw@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Building an interesting collection

My favorite, now missing from the current hymnal, Sister Thou Wast Mild

At 01:00 PM 2/3/01 -0500, Rick wrote:
>In a message dated 02/03/2001 1:00:51 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>NJHERZMAN@aol.com writes:
>
><< Which old hymnal has the original LDS Swan Song?  Seems we have a need for
>  that one right now.  :^) >>
>
>Ummm . . . hymn titles like the following come to mind . . .
>
>
>In a world where sorrow
>
>The wintry day descending to a close
>
>Not now, but in the coming years
>
>Let us oft speak kind words to each other
>
>
>And to add to this cheer, these lines from "Brightly Beams Our Father's
>Mercy," (Male Chorus) which I first heard as a teenager sung at a Stake
>Priesthood meeting . . .
>
>"Dark the night of sin has settled;  Loud the angry billows roar.
>Eager eyes are watching, longing, For the lights along the shore.
>Let the lower lights be burning;  Send a gleam across the wave;
>Some poor fainting, struggling sea-man  You may rescue;  you may save."
>
>Treading,
>
>R. Book
>
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Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 07:54:02 +1030
From: "Gordon Coleman" <coleman@dove.net.au>
Subject: RE: [LDS-Bookshelf] The future of LDS-Bookshelf

As a person living on the other side of the world, far removed from 'Mormon'
book shops, I have found the List great. I, too, have enjoyed the many
interesting posts and have been lucky enough to have received much help from
Shelfers in the form of downloaded articles, suggested books and even a
couple of books that were sent to me.

I will miss you all and hope that we might meet up in the Great Book Shop in
the Sky one day (man, many years away I might add!)

I'd like to thank our joint janitors for all their hard work.

Gordon Coleman
Adelaide
South Australia
"To refuse to doubt, think about
or question what you are told is to
miss an opportunity to talk to God"
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Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 18:59:52 EST
From: NJHERZMAN@aol.com
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Building an interesting collection

In a message dated 02/03/2001 10:01:00 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
RickBook@aol.com writes:

<< Ummm . . . hymn titles like the following come to mind . . >>

Very good, Rick!  I thought you would give me the name and edition of an old 
musty LDS hymnal that I should rush out and purchase -- or perhaps you had 
one for sale for $2.95.  :^)   

Instead, you gave me songs to sing -- tunes to hum throughout the day.  My 
life is truly enriched.  I'm not sure it will take the place of reading the 
Bookshelf, but, what the heck -- I'll give it a try. 

The eternal optimist, 
Norma 

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Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 19:02:57 EST
From: NJHERZMAN@aol.com
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Building an interesting collection

In a message dated 02/03/2001 10:15:31 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
wooll005@tc.umn.edu writes:

<<  Much closer to a "Swan Song" would be "Lord Dismiss Us With Thy 
Blessing," as it is sung to the tune of "go tell Aunt Rhody the old gray 
goose is dead."  >>

Oh, Dr. Bob -- you don't often show me this wonderful sense of humor -- I'm 
delighted with your "swan song" choice.   I had not ever considered the tune 
we sing it to...again, I am enriched.  
Thanks. 
Norma 


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Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 19:15:27 EST
From: NJHERZMAN@aol.com
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Building an interesting collection

In a message dated 02/03/2001 11:13:38 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
irwinkw@earthlink.net writes:

<< My favorite, now missing from the current hymnal, Sister Thou Wast Mild >>

Not having ever heard this one (to my recollection), I dug out my old 1948 
hymnal (which, BTW, still had the price marked in the front -- $2.95) and 
there as #381 was your choice of a "swan song."  Lovely words, but most 
interesting to me is the fact that the author is Samuel F. Smith.   Now, my 
question to the 'Shelfers is this: 

Who do you suppose Samuel F. Smith wrote these words to honor?  

Sister, thou wast mild and lovely, 
Gentle as the summer breeze,
Pleasant as the air of evening
When it floats among the trees.

Peaceful be they silent slumber, 
Peaceful in the grave so low;
Thou no more wilt join our number;
Thou no more our songs shall know.

Dearest sister, thou hast left us;
Here thy loss we deeply feel,
But 'tis God that hast bereft us;
He can all our sorrows heal.

Yet again we hope to meet thee
When death's gloomy night has fled;
Then on earth with joy to greet thee
Where no bitter tears are shed.

Thanks, Keith.  Now I have a mystery on my hands.  That ought to take up some 
of my slack time. 

Best regards and thanks, 
Norma 

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Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2001 10:54:00 -0800
From: Dave <Dave@Langlitz.com>
Subject: [LDS-Bookshelf] Re: [Mormon-Library] Re: What's it all about, Alfie?

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skeezix7907@yahoo.com wrote:

> Hi there dave. you seem like a nice fella.

DAVEH:  Thanx for the compliment.  I'm not sure my kids would agree with
you though.....

> I didn't know I woudl have
> to answer questions to get on here.

DAVEH:  Well.....you don't have to answer questions, but that's what
makes these forums interesting, IMO.  Though it does seem like many who
belong to email forums just lurk most of the time.  But, I kinda like to
hear what folks have to say, so I hope you contribute a bit now and
then.

>  I ain't a bookworm but I read a
> few romance stories.  Why are you guys all castaways from that other
> place.

DAVEH:  Most of us belong(ed) to a forum called LDS-BOOKSHELF.  It
is/was one of the best email forums I've ever joined, as the quality of
those participating was very high.  It was a nice bunch of folks who
shared an interest in collecting, reading, buying and selling Mormon
related literature.  There were even some non Mormon folks on that list
who added greatly to the level of discussion.

    The reason I say that we are castaways is because the janitors of
LDS-BOOKSHELF just announced they are closing that forum down this
coming week.  So, those of us who love(d) the SHELF are now scrambling
to find as suitable replacement.  One of the more colorful members of
the SHELF is a guy named Stan Shepp, who created MORMON-LIBRARY as a
refuge for those desiring to find a suitable replacement forum.

>  You aked about my theo.interests. Do you mean if I beleve in
> God.  yes I beleve in God.

DAVEH:  Do you find discussions about religious topics to be
interesting?

> I dont know how I got here I gess it was
> an acident. It sound intresting.  Whose gordon?

DAVEH:  LOL.....Gordon (Coleman) is our Australian member of
LDS-BOOKSHELF.  At first I thought he might be playing a little joke on
us by acting coy when visiting the LIBRARY.

>  If he is like that
> crockdile guy I will like him.  my nanme aint gordon. I will just
> hang aroud and see if this gets intresting

DAVEH:  If the LIBRARY is anything like the SHELF, it will eventually
get "interesting"......at least to those of us who love Mormon books and
whatnot.

> write to me agian
> sometimes.

DAVEH:  Gladly.   And, I hope you will join in when you feel like you
have something to offer.    How about giving us a little background on
yourself?  Where do you live and what are your interests?  Do you know
anything about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)?

>  
> --- In Mormon-Library@y..., Dave <Dave@l...> wrote:
> > DAVEH:  Howdy friend.....welcome to the Library.  I'm not certain,
> but I
> > think most folks have gone home for the night.  But, that's
> OK.....pull
> > up a chair and relax for a few minutes while I answer your
> questions.
> >
> > 1.  Yep, there are a few of us here, though not many as this is a
> very
> > new group.
> >
> > 2.  This list is a phoenix collection of castaways from the
> > LDS-BOOKSHELF forum.
> >
> > 3.   We generally discuss/lurk/contemplate/think/argue/desire bound
> > literature, namely (though not necessarily) the old fashioned kind.
> >
> > 4.   You jest?!?!?!   If so, you may want to consider MORMON-
> JOKES!  If
> > you like books, hang around.
> >
> >     Now.....let me ask you a few questions....Are you a bookworm?
> Any
> > theological interests?  How'd you stumble into the Library?  And
> > finally, is your name "Gordon" and do you speak with an Aussie
> accent?
> > <VBG>
> >
> > skeezix7907@y... wrote:
> >
> > > Hello?  Is anyone here?  What is this list all about?  What will
> we
> > > be discussing?  Do I need to be a mormin?
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> Mormon-Library-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>  

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Dave Hansen
Dave@Langlitz.com
http://www.langlitz.com
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<p>skeezix7907@yahoo.com wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt>Hi there dave. you seem like a nice fella.</tt></blockquote>
DAVEH:&nbsp; Thanx for the compliment.&nbsp; I'm not sure my kids would
agree with you though.....
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt>I didn't know I woudl have</tt>
<br><tt>to answer questions to get on here.</tt></blockquote>
DAVEH:&nbsp; Well.....you don't have to answer questions, but that's what
makes these forums interesting, IMO.&nbsp; Though it does seem like many
who belong to email forums just lurk most of the time.&nbsp; But, I kinda
like to hear what folks have to say, so I hope you contribute a bit now
and then.
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt>&nbsp;I ain't a bookworm but I read a</tt>
<br><tt>few romance stories.&nbsp; Why are you guys all castaways from
that other</tt>
<br><tt>place.</tt></blockquote>
DAVEH:&nbsp; Most of us belong(ed) to a forum called LDS-BOOKSHELF.&nbsp;
It is/was one of the best email forums I've ever joined, as the quality
of those participating was very high.&nbsp; It was a nice bunch of folks
who shared an interest in collecting, reading, buying and selling Mormon
related literature.&nbsp; There were even some non Mormon folks on that
list who added greatly to the level of discussion.
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The reason I say that we are castaways is because
the janitors of LDS-BOOKSHELF just announced they are closing that forum
down this coming week.&nbsp; So, those of us who love(d) the SHELF are
now scrambling to find as suitable replacement.&nbsp; One of the more colorful
members of the SHELF is a guy named Stan Shepp, who created MORMON-LIBRARY
as a refuge for those desiring to find a suitable replacement forum.
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt>&nbsp;You aked about my theo.interests. Do you
mean if I beleve in</tt>
<br><tt>God.&nbsp; yes I beleve in God.</tt></blockquote>
DAVEH:&nbsp; Do you find discussions about religious topics to be interesting?
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt>I dont know how I got here I gess it was</tt>
<br><tt>an acident. It sound intresting.&nbsp; Whose gordon?</tt></blockquote>
DAVEH:&nbsp; LOL.....Gordon (Coleman) is our Australian member of LDS-BOOKSHELF.&nbsp;
At first I thought he might be playing a little joke on us by acting coy
when visiting the LIBRARY.
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt>&nbsp;If he is like that</tt>
<br><tt>crockdile guy I will like him.&nbsp; my nanme aint gordon. I will
just</tt>
<br><tt>hang aroud and see if this gets intresting</tt></blockquote>
DAVEH:&nbsp; If the LIBRARY is anything like the SHELF, it will eventually
get "interesting"......at least to those of us who love Mormon books and
whatnot.
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt>write to me agian</tt>
<br><tt>sometimes.</tt></blockquote>
DAVEH:&nbsp; Gladly.&nbsp;&nbsp; And, I hope you will join in when you
feel like you have something to offer.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; How about giving
us a little background on yourself?&nbsp; Where do you live and what are
your interests?&nbsp; Do you know anything about the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)?
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>&nbsp;
<br><tt>--- In Mormon-Library@y..., Dave &lt;Dave@l...> wrote:</tt>
<br><tt>> DAVEH:&nbsp; Howdy friend.....welcome to the Library.&nbsp; I'm
not certain,</tt>
<br><tt>but I</tt>
<br><tt>> think most folks have gone home for the night.&nbsp; But, that's</tt>
<br><tt>OK.....pull</tt>
<br><tt>> up a chair and relax for a few minutes while I answer your</tt>
<br><tt>questions.</tt>
<br><tt>></tt>
<br><tt>> 1.&nbsp; Yep, there are a few of us here, though not many as
this is a</tt>
<br><tt>very</tt>
<br><tt>> new group.</tt>
<br><tt>></tt>
<br><tt>> 2.&nbsp; This list is a phoenix collection of castaways from
the</tt>
<br><tt>> LDS-BOOKSHELF forum.</tt>
<br><tt>></tt>
<br><tt>> 3.&nbsp;&nbsp; We generally discuss/lurk/contemplate/think/argue/desire
bound</tt>
<br><tt>> literature, namely (though not necessarily) the old fashioned
kind.</tt>
<br><tt>></tt>
<br><tt>> 4.&nbsp;&nbsp; You jest?!?!?!&nbsp;&nbsp; If so, you may want
to consider MORMON-</tt>
<br><tt>JOKES!&nbsp; If</tt>
<br><tt>> you like books, hang around.</tt>
<br><tt>></tt>
<br><tt>>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Now.....let me ask you a few questions....Are
you a bookworm?</tt>
<br><tt>Any</tt>
<br><tt>> theological interests?&nbsp; How'd you stumble into the Library?&nbsp;
And</tt>
<br><tt>> finally, is your name "Gordon" and do you speak with an Aussie</tt>
<br><tt>accent?</tt>
<br><tt>> &lt;VBG></tt>
<br><tt>></tt>
<br><tt>> skeezix7907@y... wrote:</tt>
<br><tt>></tt>
<br><tt>> > Hello?&nbsp; Is anyone here?&nbsp; What is this list all about?&nbsp;
What will</tt>
<br><tt>we</tt>
<br><tt>> > be discussing?&nbsp; Do I need to be a mormin?</tt>
<p><tt>To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:</tt>
<br><tt>Mormon-Library-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com</tt>
<br>&nbsp;</blockquote>
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<br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
<br>Dave Hansen
<br>Dave@Langlitz.com
<br><A HREF="http://www.langlitz.com">http://www.langlitz.com</A>
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Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 15:47:36 EST
From: RickBook@aol.com
Subject: [LDS-Bookshelf] Bookshelf Farewell

BOOKSHELF FAREWELL

Doggerel Cranked Out Upon the Closing of LDS-Bookshelf
(a noble "listserve" e-mail exchange group of lively participants whose 
conversations occasionally drifted to the topic of collecting Mormon books).

To be sung to the tune of "Damn!  I Wish LDS-Bookshelf Could Go On Forever!"



Hie to the top of the Nephites' wall -
Proclaim the message, tell them all of yesterday,
The golden times
Before their fall.

Loudly cheer the volumes rare,
The bindings gilt,
The pages fair;
Describe the flaws, and then repair
To paneled den or darkened vault
To chant the Porcine Protocol.

We are righteous in our way:
We have our books,
We own the day;
What can the meager scholar say
With mere transcriptions, furtive looks
At what we hold, preserving all!

Haste to the larder's hidden cash!
So comes the need,
So hotly dash -
Ho! for the secret money stash:
We are that on which we feed.
The pages cry;  we hear their call.


     Bless the variants, praise the fonts,
     Fly to biblio-favored haunts;
     Spy the remnants, fill our wants,
     Ignore the Cretans' mindless taunts.


Boldly scattering forth our praise,
We never stopped
To change our ways:
Hard to a fault and wide our gaze -
Shelfers screamed and janitors mopped,
And by the end, we said it all.

The cry was heard beyond our gates:
(Not all love books
And vengeance waits
From he who fears and he who hates
With crafty words, disdainful looks) -
They did not know our protocol.

Now a time of sadness here
Suggests an end,
Yet useless, fear:
Whose is the time to shed a tear
But he whose mind knows not to bend
All things which change, to future's call!

Reach to the top of the Bookshelf tall -
Take down our message, read the truths of yesterday,
The golden times.
Remember all.


Rick Grunder

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Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2001 14:31:14 -0800
From: Keith Irwin <irwinkw@earthlink.net>
Subject: [LDS-Bookshelf] Memories

One of the highlights of the 'shelf that I'll always remember was Rick 
Grunder introducing us to "Merge-O-Matic."  The object was to merge the 
works of two authors and create a description of its likely contents.  A 
sampler from the NY Times article Rick cited, then Mormon variants by Rick, 
Bob Woolley, Ardis Parshall, and myself:

 > "Green Eggs and Hamlet" - Would you kill him in his bed? Thrust a dagger 
through his head? I would not, could not, kill the King. I could
not do that evil thing. I would not wed this girl, you see. Now get her
to a nunnery. (Robin Parry, Arlington)

And Now the Mormon Version:

THE BOOK OF MORMON DOCTRINE.  And it came to pass that Bruce the Omniscient
did climb upon the wall and did begin to cry with a loud and a mighty voice.
Yea, with a mighty and a loud voice did he begin to cry upon the wall upon
which he had climbed.  And what he said, we know not, we wist not, neither
was it canonized among the people, yet they knew by a still, small voice that
it was true.

HOUSE OF THE LORD OF THE FLIES. William Golding rewrites Talmage's classic 
into
a disturbing account of the anarchy that sets in when elderly workers are 
locked
into a Mormon temple.

FAMILY NIGHT FUN AT THE OK CORRAL:  As an exercise in the true meaning of
Christmas, the Earp family plays Secret Santa for a less-active family in
their ward.  Unfortunately, the Clantons misunderstand all that sneaking
around in the dark.

FASCINATING WOMANHOOD TELLS IT ALL - Fanny Stenhouse decries the lot of
Utah polygamous wives who secretly use their feminine wile coupled with
subjegation to their husbands in vain attempts to throw off their bonds.
Includes stories of the time Ann Eliza Young and Eliza R. Snow greeted
Brigham Young, returning from General Conference, dressed in nothing but
cellophane.  Also relates the little known fact that after Brigham uttered
the famous words, "This is the place,"  he reached in his pocket for a
handkerchief and came up with Amelia Folsom's panties.  He never forgot
her!!!   Introduction by Harriet Beecher Stowe:  "The slave pens of the
South have become a nightmare of the past; the auction-block and
whipping-post have given place to the pedestal of femininity.  Sisters Unite!"



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Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 07:45:48 -0700
From: "Albert Gardner" <albert.gardner@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Memories

I've had several reactions to the demise of the 'Shelf-all of them rather
curious.  Sometimes the volume of traffic got a little overwhelming and I
must confess that if I had been away for a few days and discovered several
score unread messages I sometimes barely even looked at them before deleting
them.  On the other had, if I was away and found only a few messages I was
always disappointed as if ones friends had lapsed into a stupor as soon as
you looked away.  While I have met only a very few of the 'Shelfers in
person and a few more via phone or mail, I feel like I have gained a
valuable insight into each of the posters and made a few friends in the
process.  I really had only 3 morning rituals, go get a copy of USA Today, a
pint of Nestle NesQuik chocolate milk (my grand-daughter call this bunny
milk) and download email to check LDS-Bookshelf.  I'll miss the daily
postings concerning books, non-books, even rantings by people who clearly
aren't as clear thinking as myself.  I've accumulated a lot of useful
information about books and a lot of nice to know (but probably useless)
information about other things.  I found the thread Bill started by asking
us to introduce and reveal a little of ourselves extremely interesting.  All
in all this has been a most enjoyable few years and I thank the janitors and
well as the list-members for their contributions.  Even though I sometimes
cussed the volume of posts and wished people would cool down I still will
miss even that just a little.  So tomorrow I'll get my paper and bunny milk
and download - something.
Albert Gardner
Yuma Territorial Penitentiary, AZ


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Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 08:18:31 -0700
From: "ROY SCHMIDT" <SCHMIDLG@con2.byu.edu>
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Building an interesting collection

Remember when Red Skelton would sing it backwards? "Glub, glub, glub,
glubby."

Roy

>>> <NJHERZMAN@aol.com> 02/03/01 05:02PM >>>
In a message dated 02/03/2001 10:15:31 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
wooll005@tc.umn.edu writes:

<<  Much closer to a "Swan Song" would be "Lord Dismiss Us With Thy 
Blessing," as it is sung to the tune of "go tell Aunt Rhody the old
gray 
goose is dead."  >>

Oh, Dr. Bob -- you don't often show me this wonderful sense of humor
- -- I'm 
delighted with your "swan song" choice.   I had not ever considered
the tune 
we sing it to...again, I am enriched.  
Thanks. 
Norma 


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